Hyderabad, Jan. 18 -- Days after chats of Partho Dasgupta, former chief executive officer of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) with Arnab Goswami, journalist and Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief were leaked by the Mumbai Police, the Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday criticized India and said that the chats "vindicate Pakistan's long-held position".

"The latest revelations further confirm what Pakistan has consistently pointed out: The BJP government stages "false flag" operations; maligns Pakistan with terrorism-related allegations; stokes hyper-nationalism in the country; claims to have launched so-called "surgical strike"; and then deviously manipulates national sentiment in its bid to win elections," the ministry ...